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Irangate

Irangate proper noun: the Iran–Contra affair.

Proper noun

Irangate

  1. (informal) The Iran–Contra affair.
    • With warships facing off in the Persian Gulf, the Irangate Follies smearing itself across the network airwaves and puppet Contra leaders laughing openly at Americans stupid enough to send them money, there is a good deal to be angry and concerned about.1987 August 22, Tom Grabosky, “Who Hears an Orton?”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 6, page 7

Origin of Irangate

From Iran + -gate.

Questions about Irangate

What does Irangate mean?
Irangate means the Iran–Contra affair.
What part of speech is Irangate?
Irangate is a proper noun.

Words near Irangate in the dictionary

  1. iralukast
  2. irampanel
  3. iramusu
  4. Iran
  5. Iran-Iraq War
  6. Irangate
  7. Irani
  8. irania
  9. Iranian
  10. Iranian Azerbaijan
  11. Iranian language

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